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Educational conference this weekend

Missoulian
Published 11:44 a.m. MT Oct. 13, 2014

Montana schoolchildren have Thursday and Friday off so their teachers can attend a two-day educational conference in Missoula.
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MISSOULA – Montana schoolchildren have Thursday and Friday off so their teachers can attend a two-day educational conference in Missoula.

Organizers expect 2,500 to 3,000 participants at this year’s MEA-MFT Educators’ Conference, which is being held at Sentinel High School, said union president Eric Feaver.

Teachers can choose to attend workshops covering about 600 topics, including teaching math, science, foreign languages and other topics along with sessions that cover broader subjects such as responding to threats in schools and recognizing and motivating gifted and talented students.

“There’s going to be every hot topic in education from common core standards to standardized tests to parent communication,” said Melanie Charlson, vice president of the MEA-MFT.

The Office of Public Instruction requires teachers to receive 60 renewal credits every five years, an average of 12 per year. Charlson tells the Missoulian (http://bit.ly/1qjW4oi ) a teacher can receive up to 16 renewal credits by attending both days of the convention.

Billings Senior High science teacher Craig Beals will be honored as teacher of the year at Thursday’s banquet.